Franklin Perkins v. Mspb

Opinion

Case: 13-3074 Document: 19 Page: 1 Filed: 06/10/2013

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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FRANKLIN R. PERKINS, Petitioner,

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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent.

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2013-3074

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Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. DA315I120162-I-1.

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ON MOTION

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ORDER

The Department of the Air Force moves to reform the official caption to name the Merit Systems Protection Board as the proper respondent, and to set the due date for the Board’s brief as 21 days from the date of disposition of this motion. Franklin R. Perkins opposes.

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 7703(a)(2), the Board is designated as the respondent when the Board’s decision concerns the procedure or jurisdiction of the Board. The

Case: 13-3074 Document: 19 Page: 2 Filed: 06/10/2013

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employing agency is designated as the respondent when the Board reaches the merits of the underlying case. Here, the Board dismissed Perkins’ appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Thus, the Board is the proper respondent in this petition for review.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT:

(1) The motion to reform the caption is granted. The revised official caption is reflected above.

(2) The Board should calculate the due date for its brief from the date of filing of this order.

FOR THE COURT

/s/ Jan Horbaly Jan Horbaly Clerk s21